None Other Gods Robert Hugh Benson 9781542938013 Books
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First published in 1911, this novel by Robert Hugh Benson tells the story of a young man of English society who walks away from his wealth in order to find a living on his own merits and abilities. A recent convert to Catholicism, he also tries to live by his faith and becomes convinced that his destiny is to intervene in the life of a young woman who is illicitly passing herself off as wife to a particularly low character. Can his wealthy friends convince him to abandon the poverty that is slowly killing him and return to the comfort of his legacy? Will he succeed in his quest to rescue the woman from her life of sin?
None Other Gods Robert Hugh Benson 9781542938013 Books
I'm not sure the other reviewers got the full impact and meaning of this incredible story.Frank Guisley is a wealthy, titled college student at Cambridge engaged to a girl named Jenny when he converts to Catholicism and is immediately disinherited by his father. Famous among his peers for outrageous pranks and for doing what he says he will do, however outlandish it may seem, he decides to take his father at his word, sells his belongings, and hits the road with the little money he has.
His journey has several stages - first it's fun. Then it's not fun anymore and he dislikes the low morals and character of the people he is thrown in with. Then, it's still not fun - in fact, it becomes very painful when Jenny breaks their engagement - but he is starting to reap an immense spiritual reward of humility, closeness to and obedience to God.
The more things go downhill outwardly, the closer he becomes to God... during this process, he discerns that God intends for him to intervene in the life of a young woman who is illicitly passing herself off as wife to a particularly low character, who Frank meets up with, so that they form a group of three seeking work, shelter and food. He succeeds in getting the young woman home to her parents, but at an extremely high personal cost.
I think the other reviewers took this as the entire story. But it isn't. The story is far deeper and more important than that.
In whole, it is the story of a soul, and an allegory for almost every deep conversion. The soul begins with a sacrifice that seems outwardly large but is inwardly easy in favor of conviction of the truth of Catholic faith; not valuing wealth, comfort, or the approval of others, Frank doesn't mind giving them all up, and he enjoys his first weeks on the road. So the journey begins with a free and joyous heart.
But this period is passing, and the soul is then cast on its own resources - without joy, without the comforts it has given up, and with considerable real obstacles and difficulties, staying on the path requires dull, stubborn persistence without reward. The tired soul must choose again, daily, between the temptation of backtracking, or going forward now that the joy and fun are gone. In part of this process, the soul usually loses something it cherishes and depends on *in addition* to God. In Frank's case, this is his engagement with Jenny.
This period too, is passing. During it, the soul learns humility, gains strength, and as time progresses, it receives glimpses of God and the immense value of serving God - how much this benefits the soul who serves, especially when it serves in difficulty, dryness and outwardly unpleasant circumstances. The soul, seeing its true condition of impoverished pride and shallow motivations, now longs to exchange those for humility and stronger bond with God. At this time, the soul may make what seem to be perfectly useless sacrifices in order to bring itself into a truer humility and disposition of obedience to God. This is beautifully reflected in the story.
As the soul approaches ever closer to union with God, it obtains not only humility, but peace in all circumstances, patience, and utter confidence in God. Now the soul is no longer tempted to change direction by any worldly concern at all. It has become a holy servant of God.
Frank's sacrifices do seem useless if the story is taken only as a story of outward circumstances. But the story is really about the journey of Frank's soul to unbreakable union with God.
I've read a few reviews, outside of Amazon, that describe Frank as becoming a priest. He doesn't, nor is that ever part of his goal.
I love the writing of Robert Hugh Benson. This is one of his best books. I can not recommend it highly enough.
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None Other Gods Robert Hugh Benson 9781542938013 Books Reviews
A wealthy young man of English society "escapes" to the streets to find a living on his own merits and abilities, as opposed to the life of status. A recent convert to Catholicism, he also tries to live by his faith and becomes convinced that his destiny is to save a young woman he meets from her life of sin. Can his wealthy friends convince him to abandon the poverty that is slowly killing him and return to the comfort of his legacy? Will he succeed in his quest to rescue the woman from her life of sin?
Fans of Mr. Benson's writing will enjoy another novel free from the now _de rigour_ sex, relative morals, violence and rude language. I gave this book a moderate rating because it seemed to drag along most of the time (IMHO).
truly great book
I am a big Robert Hugh Benson fan, and expect to like this one as much as the others.
This book about a young man who converts to the Catholic church and leaves his earlier life of comfort and leisure,starts out painfully slow. It starts to get interesting about halfway through the book and is hard to put down at the end.
I really thought there would be a different ending to this book than the one it had, as the story line kept hinting at something completely different. So the ending is a bit of a let-down, I'll warn you. Other than that, this was just okay. The plot sort of stumbles along without a lot of anything going on. Benson is better in other places, such as "Oddsfish."
I'm not sure the other reviewers got the full impact and meaning of this incredible story.
Frank Guisley is a wealthy, titled college student at Cambridge engaged to a girl named Jenny when he converts to Catholicism and is immediately disinherited by his father. Famous among his peers for outrageous pranks and for doing what he says he will do, however outlandish it may seem, he decides to take his father at his word, sells his belongings, and hits the road with the little money he has.
His journey has several stages - first it's fun. Then it's not fun anymore and he dislikes the low morals and character of the people he is thrown in with. Then, it's still not fun - in fact, it becomes very painful when Jenny breaks their engagement - but he is starting to reap an immense spiritual reward of humility, closeness to and obedience to God.
The more things go downhill outwardly, the closer he becomes to God... during this process, he discerns that God intends for him to intervene in the life of a young woman who is illicitly passing herself off as wife to a particularly low character, who Frank meets up with, so that they form a group of three seeking work, shelter and food. He succeeds in getting the young woman home to her parents, but at an extremely high personal cost.
I think the other reviewers took this as the entire story. But it isn't. The story is far deeper and more important than that.
In whole, it is the story of a soul, and an allegory for almost every deep conversion. The soul begins with a sacrifice that seems outwardly large but is inwardly easy in favor of conviction of the truth of Catholic faith; not valuing wealth, comfort, or the approval of others, Frank doesn't mind giving them all up, and he enjoys his first weeks on the road. So the journey begins with a free and joyous heart.
But this period is passing, and the soul is then cast on its own resources - without joy, without the comforts it has given up, and with considerable real obstacles and difficulties, staying on the path requires dull, stubborn persistence without reward. The tired soul must choose again, daily, between the temptation of backtracking, or going forward now that the joy and fun are gone. In part of this process, the soul usually loses something it cherishes and depends on *in addition* to God. In Frank's case, this is his engagement with Jenny.
This period too, is passing. During it, the soul learns humility, gains strength, and as time progresses, it receives glimpses of God and the immense value of serving God - how much this benefits the soul who serves, especially when it serves in difficulty, dryness and outwardly unpleasant circumstances. The soul, seeing its true condition of impoverished pride and shallow motivations, now longs to exchange those for humility and stronger bond with God. At this time, the soul may make what seem to be perfectly useless sacrifices in order to bring itself into a truer humility and disposition of obedience to God. This is beautifully reflected in the story.
As the soul approaches ever closer to union with God, it obtains not only humility, but peace in all circumstances, patience, and utter confidence in God. Now the soul is no longer tempted to change direction by any worldly concern at all. It has become a holy servant of God.
Frank's sacrifices do seem useless if the story is taken only as a story of outward circumstances. But the story is really about the journey of Frank's soul to unbreakable union with God.
I've read a few reviews, outside of , that describe Frank as becoming a priest. He doesn't, nor is that ever part of his goal.
I love the writing of Robert Hugh Benson. This is one of his best books. I can not recommend it highly enough.
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